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News December 17, 2024

Nick Kyrgios confesses what stunned him after years of ‘despising’ Rafael Nadal

Nick Kyrgios confesses what stunned him after years of ‘despising’ Rafael Nadal
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Nick Kyrgios revealed he used to “despise” Rafael Nadal however then turned emotional when watching the Spaniard’s farewell and figuring out that it was final the event of his profession.

After famously upsetting the Spaniard of their first assembly at 2014 Wimbledon, the Australian received two of their subsequent eight conferences. A kind of two wins that got here latter was clinched in 2019, when the previous world No. 13 earned a hard-fought 3-6 7-6 (2) 7-6 (6) win in Acapulco.

After that match, Nadal referred to as out Kyrgios by saying: “He lacks respect for the crowd, his opponent and towards himself.” A few months later, the Spanish tennis icon received their Wimbledon match in 4 units – that conflict by which the Australian tried to hit him and afterward admitted that it was intention to hit the Spaniard within the physique. 

Nevertheless, in an look on the Nothing Main podcast – hosted by Sam Querrey, John Isner, Jack Sock and John Isner – Kyrgios shared that he turned “emotional” watching the previous 22-time Grand Slam champion play his final event on the Davis Cup Finals.

Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal© YouTube screenshot

 

Kyrgios: I could not stand Nadal…

After Querrey reminded the 2022 Wimbledon finalist that he had a historical past with the 38-year-old, the Australian stored it straight trustworthy.

“Couldn’t stand him. I used to hate and despise him a lot once I noticed him strolling round. He was most likely one man that at all times motivated me. I used to be like, if I performed him, I’d attempt to stand up for it. I’d attempt to get one of the best tennis I may probably play. However I didn’t really feel that anger in the direction of Federer or Novak once I performed them,” Kyrgios said.

“When I played Rafa, I don’t know. I guess because everyone in my academies back home idolized him. They were like, ‘He’s such a hard worker. He’s this, he’s that.’ And I was like, ‘I can’t stand this guy. I can’t stand him.’ I wanted to show people that you could just be chilled and have fun and beat someone like that.”

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